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Is there a way to stop Switch tracking my playtime?
- Thread starter MRORANGE
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I don't think so. You might be able to disable sending gameplay data to nintendo stuff so you don't get those game time related emails.
just set your account/activity thing to private if you don't want others to see what you're playing
nice thread btw
nice thread btw
You can just ignore it. Hell, I forgot it did that till I jumped in here.
dit: Guess I should have asked...is someone holding you accountable to something or spying on you?
dit: Guess I should have asked...is someone holding you accountable to something or spying on you?
The emails that tell you how much you played games at the end of the year. Or a recent example is the emails some animal crossing players got because they haven't played in a while.
I don't want to delete, just stop tracking - a bit like offline mode in Steam.
You can press home mid game, and that stops the timer while you're not playing.....but that's definitely not what youre asking lol
If it's a matter of not wanting friends to see a particular game you are playing maybe create an alternate user and play the game on that profile?
That's actually great. I skew my Steam hours by leaving the gaming running in the background.
If you get a new switch you can transfer over all user data to the new one as long as you have both switches.
But on a more important note: can this feature finally be included on the PS4/5? Is one of my favorite things on the Switch's OS.
Can't you just play on airplane mode that game?
Edit: It will still track your playtime but friends won't get the notification you are playing "that game" lol
Edit: It will still track your playtime but friends won't get the notification you are playing "that game" lol
I feel insulted by not getting one of those after clocking over 450 hours and not playing the game for 6 weeks.
If you want to just make yourself invisible, you can do that in user settings. No need to clear the tracking times.
You can hide your play activity by going to User Settings->Play Activity Settings then change Play Activity to what you choose.
But others will still see your past activity once you change it back to allow others see what you have played. There is no option to completely hide a game from activity from even yourself. Also whenever you are online others still would still see what you are playing.
Or just create a separate account and enjoy it on that one, but you will have to start over in whatever you are playing
But others will still see your past activity once you change it back to allow others see what you have played. There is no option to completely hide a game from activity from even yourself. Also whenever you are online others still would still see what you are playing.
Or just create a separate account and enjoy it on that one, but you will have to start over in whatever you are playing
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You can change the privacy settings so that you're the only one who can see your gameplay hours/games on your profile, but I don't think there's any way to stop the tracking entirely.
It'd be funny if Nintendo added some kind of "private session" functionality like Spotify for people who are playing dirty visual novels or whatever
It'd be funny if Nintendo added some kind of "private session" functionality like Spotify for people who are playing dirty visual novels or whatever
You could just disable the option of friends been able to see it. That way, only you can see your playtime.
I did it because when i got a Lite, playtime was messed.
I did it because when i got a Lite, playtime was messed.
Sometimes I wish I could do this for competitive games on Steam/BattleNet/etc. Mostly because despite the hundreds of hours sunk I am still terrible at Street Fighter and I feel disgusted with myself.
Count me among those who absolutely need to know why you even want to do this, OP. I'm fully invested now... you gotta tell us.
But to answer your question, you can make yourself "invisible" so no one on your friends list sees what you're playing or that you're even online at all, though I know that's a bit different from what you're asking for.
But to answer your question, you can make yourself "invisible" so no one on your friends list sees what you're playing or that you're even online at all, though I know that's a bit different from what you're asking for.
You just broke 100 hours on Panty Party, didn't you?